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Snowshadow , 2 days ago

@edross Oh my!!!
I got through the article as far as " a Reform spokesman said its candidates were “not party-political zombies” and that the party was “proud that they think and speak like the ordinary people they are”.
And had to stop because I was disgusted.
Well, the only positive is that now we know what sort of people they are...believe them when they tell you who they are!

@actuallyautistic

Snowshadow , 2 months ago

@twan "assumptions" ugh. <tears hair out in frustration>
my pet peeve!!

@Shivviness @actuallyautistic

Snowshadow , 2 months ago

@Tim_McTuffty You are the second one in two days who I heard having serious problems with that company. Are they always this incompetent?@actuallyautistic

Snowshadow , 3 months ago

@mloxton @bookstodon Failed hip surgery.

Snowshadow , 3 months ago

@FantasticalEconomics @academicchatter @edutooters
It's not "fear of harming students" that is scary for right-wingers, it's fear of teaching students that white supremacy is wrong.

Snowshadow , 4 months ago

@clayrivers I read it when it dropped into my inbox. Very good article!!@BigAngBlack @BlackMastodon @blackmastodon

Snowshadow , 4 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
Wow. That is cool.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@mellifera @thepoliticalcat @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
I just checked. It was 'suspended'.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
Great. I will add some each day. thanks. : )

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Elijah McCoy was born to former slaves who escaped to Canada from the United States. He studied mechanical engineering in Scotland and became known for inventing a device that lubricated a train's moving parts while the train was in motion. He is also credited with inventing the portable ironing boards, and held more than 50 patents in total.

McCoy died in 1929 at the age of 86.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @blackmastodon Viola
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Viola Davis Desmond shown here on a Canadian $10.00 bill

Viola Davis Desmond was at the centre of one of Nova Scotia's most controversial episodes. In 1946, she refused to sit in the balcony of the Roseland Theatre in New Glasgow, N.S. and sat on the floor reserved exclusively for white people instead. She was arrested and found guilty of not paying the full tax on a floor-seat ticket. She was jailed and fined.
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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Anne Cools was the first black person to become a Canadian senator. Born in Barbados, she arrived in Canada as a teenager and studied at McGill University.

Prior to being appointed to the Senate, Cools was a candidate for the Liberal Party in two federal elections but was unsuccessful. Pierre Trudeau appointed her to the Senate in 1984. She switched party alliances in 2004, becoming a Conservative senator. Today, she sits as an independent.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Rosemary Brown was a Canadian politician who was born in Jamaica. She served as a member of British Columbia's legislative assembly for 14 years and was a candidate for the federal party's leadership in 1974.

Brown died in 2003. She was 72.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Josiah Henson was an American slave who escaped to Canada in 1830. He devoted the rest of his life to helping other former slaves, particularly in terms of developing farms. He also led a militia unit of black men in the Upper Canadian Rebellion of 1837.

He died in Dresdon, Ont., in 1883 at the age of 93.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

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Lincoln Alexander was a lawyer, member of parliament, cabinet minister and war veteran, but he is perhaps best known as the former lieutenant governor of Ontario. Alexander was the first person from a visible minority to take on the role, and the first black member of parliament in Canadian history.

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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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Following his tenure as lieutenant governor, Alexander served as chancellor of the University of Guelph for 16 years. In 2006, he was named the 'Greatest Hamiltonian of All Time' by readers of the Hamilton Spectator.

Alexander died on Oct. 19, 2012. He was 90.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Here is an article about the present Speaker of the House of Commons in Canada

https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/greg-fergus-elected-speaker-of-the-house-of-commons-who-is-the-newly-minted-speaker/article_6f906abf-72c0-5909-8277-e2175867ae49.html

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
Here is a story about outstanding Black surfers "making waves":
https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/the-black-surfing-organizations-that-fight-for-racial-equity

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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Oscar Peterson was a Canadian jazz pianist, composer and educator who is considered one of the greatest jazz pianists of all time. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, on August 15, 1925. He was raised in the poor St. Henri neighbourhood of Montreal, also known as Little Burgundy.

Oscar Peterson has 4 siblings. His parents hailed from the British Virgin Islands and St. Kitts. His mother, Kathleen, was a domestic worker. His father, (more ...)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

2/? Daniel, was a boatswain in the Merchant Marines and then a porter with the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Oscar began playing trumpet and piano at age 5. He focused solely on piano at age 8 following a year-long battle with tuberculosis. Oscar’s first instructor was his sister, Daisy.

Peterson's early influences included jazz pianists such as Art Tatum, Nat King Cole, and Teddy Wilson.
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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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He began his professional career in the 1940s, playing with jazz bands in Canada and the United States. His first big break came in 1949, when he was invited to play with the Norman Granz Jazz at the Philharmonic tour.

In the 1950s, Peterson formed his own trio, which included bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis. The trio became one of the most successful and influential jazz groups of the era, performing and recording ..(more...)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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4/? together until 1957. Peterson then formed a new trio with bassist Sam Jones and drummer Bobby Durham, which also gained great success.

He was renowned for his remarkable speed and dexterity, meticulous and ornate technique and dazzling, swinging style. He earned the nicknames “the brown bomber of boogie-woogie” and “master of swing.” By virtue of his many world tours he has become Canada's musical ambassador.
He is a staunch ..(more..)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
5/? champion of the equality of ethnic minorities.

Throughout his career, Peterson recorded more than 200 albums and received numerous awards, including eight Grammy Awards. He collaborated with many other jazz musicians, including Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and Ella Fitzgerald. Peterson is among the handful of jazz greats who resided outside the United States throughout his career.

He was made an officer of the ..
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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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6/? of the Order of Canada in 1972, and promoted to Companion, its highest rank, in 1984. He was also a member of the Order of Ontario, a Chevalier of the National Order of Quebec, and an officer of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He also received numerous other honors from around the world.

Peterson passed away on December 23, 2007, in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, but... (more..)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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nyenyechukwu (Onye) Nnorom was born on February 27, 1981 in Montreal to immigrant parents who arrived in Quebec in the 1970s. Her father, Eugene Nnorom, is from Nigeria and her mother, Patricia Nnorom, is from Trinidad and Tobago. As a child, she developed an interest in science at a summer camp for gifted children.

In 2003, Onye Nnorom obtained a Bachelor of Science in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Concordia University.

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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

2/? In 2007, she completed her medical studies at McGill University. 3 years later, she obtained a Master of Public Health (Epidemiology) and completed a residency program at the University of Toronto.

She has a remarkable career path. In 2010, she worked as a family physician at Women's Health in Women's Hands in Toronto before accepting the same position at NorWest Community Health Centre in Thunder Bay 2 years later. (more..)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon \

3/? From 2013 to 2018, she was a family physician and chronic disease prevention manager at TAIBU Community Health Centre in Toronto. During this time, she guided primary care physicians in cancer screening and treatment as the regional lead for Cancer Care Ontario.

She served as the Black Health Theme Lead for the University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine as well as the Associate Program Director of the Public Health and Preventive (more...)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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4/? Medicine Residency Program. She was assigned the task of developing educational content for teaching medical students about Black Canadian health, and inequities due to systemic racism.

Dr. Nnorom is the co-founder of the Black Health Education Collaborative, which was established to provide online educational resources on anti-Black racism and Black health for health professional students, clinicians and public health practitioners.

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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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5/5 In addition, Dr. Nnorom works as a part-time medical advisor in the Nicotine Dependence Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Onye Nnorom is a mother, a dancer, host of the podcast Race, Health and Happiness, and past president of the Black Physicians' Association of Ont

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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Jean Augustine is a trailblazing politician, social activist, and educator. She was the first African-Canadian woman to be elected to the House of Commons, the first African-Canadian woman to be appointed to the federal Cabinet, and the first Fairness Commissioner of the Government of Ontario.

Born in 1937 in Happy Hill, Grenada, Augustine overcame personal and economic adversity from an early age to excel academically, and began her.;..(more)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

2/? career as a teacher. After arriving in Canada in 1960, she advanced her education and career prospects, participated in grassroots organizations to strengthen minority and women’s rights, and served her community and the City of Toronto with great passion and charisma. Augustine carried her roots and convictions in community service, education, and advocacy as she entered politics in 1993 as a Member of Parliament. In 1995, her ..
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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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3/? proposed motion before Parliament to recognize February as Black History Month passed unanimously, thereby establishing a lasting tradition of celebrating the important contributions of Black Canadians to Canada’s history, culture, development, and heritage. Augustine continued on to serve in such key positions as Minister of State for Multiculturalism and the Status of Women, member of the Queen's Council ...
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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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4/4 of Canada, and member of the Citizenship and Immigration Committee.

Augustine has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including being inducted as Member of the Order of Canada in 2007, appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, as well as receiving honorary degrees from the University of Toronto, University of Guelph, McGill University, and York University.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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First Black police officers in Canada

Born into slavery, Rose Fortune relocated to Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, after her family escaped the British colony of Virginia during the American Revolution. She developed a successful business transporting luggage from the ferry docks to Annapolis hotels and homes via wheelbarrow and providing wake-up calls for travellers. Over time, Fortune became known as the first female police (more..)

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Donovan Bailey was born in Jamaica and emigrated to Canada as a teenager. He is one of the country's most highly decorated track athletes and once held the world record for the 100-metre sprint. He won three world championships in either the 100 metres and 4x100-metre relay and two gold medals at the 1996 Olympics.
#BlackMastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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William Hall was the first black person to receive the Victoria Cross. He was born in Nova Scotia to former slaves who left the United States because of the War of 1812. He became a sailor in his twenties, eventually joining the Royal Navy.

He was awarded the Victoria Cross after securing a British garrison in Lucknow, India,

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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon
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Richard Pierpoint was sold into slavery in 1760, at the age of 16. He took his surname from an English officer whom he served.

Pierpoint was freed after the American Revolution began, and served as a soldier on the British side. Afterwards, he settled in the Niagara region and suggested the formation of an all-black militia that would fight with the British during the War of 1812.
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#BlackMastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

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Pierpont retired to his 200 acre farm in Garafraxa, Ont., and died there in 1838.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Here is a link to the life of Portia White.
"Portia White was the first Black Canadian concert singer to win international acclaim. She was considered one of the best classical singers of the 20th century. Her voice was described by one critic as “a gift from heaven.”

#BlackMastodon

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/portia-white-emc

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

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JAMES MINK

One of Toronto's wealthiest Blacks in the 1840s was James Mink, owner of the Mansion Inn and Livery on Adelaide Street. Mink was born in Upper Canada, the son of former Canadian slaves who came from New York with the Herkimers, a Loyalist family that settled near Kingston about 1800.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

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Mink's business grew, and he opened stables at 67 Terauley Street and on Queen Street. His stagecoaches carried passengers and mail from Toronto to Kingston, where his brother George kept a livery service. For many years Toronto's city council used Mink's livery stables, and minutes of council meetings record many payments to Mink.

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Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

3/3 JAMES MINK

The coming of the Grand Trunk Railway put an end to the expansion of Mink's business. He retired to a mansion in Richmond Hill where he lived quietly.

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

A link to the life of Josiah Henson founder of the Dawn Settlement in Canada.

"Henson and his family settled near Dresden, Upper Canada. With his leadership skills, he was able to command the support of abolitionists who helped him create the Dawn Settlement, a place for refugees from enslavement to gain the education and skills necessary for self-sufficiency and self-determination"
#BlackMastodon

https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/josiah-henson

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@imstilljeremy
🤦 Darn I forgot. Thank you Jeremy for pointing this out.
@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@samhainnight He was brilliant.
@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@SteveBologna 🎯 Exactly! Imagine the courage! ( and frustration) @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@SteveBologna "Good on her"
Absolutely! 💯 However,
it makes me sad society forced her into in that position in the first place. @BigAngBlack @blackmastodon

Snowshadow , 5 months ago

@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @BlackMastodon

Back in the 1980s I came across the story and music of this brilliant composer and pianist,...
Here are 2 links to his story and music
"Jelly Roll Morton (1885-1941), born Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe in New Orleans..For a decade, starting in 1907, he traveled the country as a vaudeville musician and singer; in 1915 his composition “The Jelly Roll Blues” became the first
published jazz tune"

https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Lomax-JellyRollMorton.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iikgGshcfhU&ab_channel=MariusMC%E3%83%841981